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MACHINE FOR MAKING BARRELS. APPLICATIN FILEP DEC. 3l, 1912.

1,184,030. Patented May 23, 1916.

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MACHINE FUR MAKING BARRELS. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 3l. 1912.

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F. C. SCHMITZ.

MACHINE Foa MAKING'B'ARRELS.

' APPLICATION FILED DEC-31 1912.

1,1 84,030. Patent-ed May 23, 1915.`

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MACHINE FOR MAKING BARRELS.

APPLIATloN FILED DEC. al, 1912.

Patented v May 23, 1916.

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MACHINE FOR MAKING BARRELS.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. al, 1912.

1,1 84,030. PIIIenIed May 23, 1916.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May as, 191e.

Substitute for applicaton'seral No. 575,496, led August 4, 1910. This application led December 31,

` 1912. Serial 110.739,530.

To all 'whom t may concern Be it known that I, FRANK C. SCHMITZ, a citizen of the United States, residing at Flatbush, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have` invented certain new and useful Improvements inl Machines for Making Barrels, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention pertains to improvements in machines for making barrels of sheet fiber and the like, the advantages and construction of which will be herein set forth, reference'being had to the annexed drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of the machine, the parts being shown in such position that the blank has been drawn around the mandreland the stapledrivers are about to descend to secure the overlapped edges of the blank together, the head-carrying frame being shown in its eX- treme outward position, witha head or bottom thereon, preparatory to movement toward the barrelbody, with the view of securing the head in place: Fig. 2 an enlarged vertical sectional view of the headpositioning mechanism; Fig. 3 a` transverse vertical sectional view, taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, looking inthe direction of the arrow; Fig. 4 a transverse vertical sectional view, taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 a detail sectional view, on lthe line 5 5 of Fig. 1, and illustrating the cam or eccentric and its allied parts which release the staple-driving mechanism; Fig. 6 a similar view taken on'the line 6-6 of Fig. 1 and illustrating the cam which actuates the movable head-carrier frame; Fig. 7 an enlarged" verticaly sectional view of the'folding armsy employed to conform the sheet about the mandrel and the actuating mechanism for said arms; Fig. 8 a sectionalelevation, taken on lthe line Se-S of Fig. 7,

the detail of the connectionbetween one of saidy arms and the link which operates it; Fig. 9 a vertical sectional lview of the staple-presenting and driving mechanism, the parts vated position just prior to descending to drive the staples; vFiglO a similar view in which the parts have descended r and the staplesv have been driven; Fig. 11 a transverse vertical sectional view on ,an enlarged scale, takerron the line 11-11 ofA Fig. 9;

being shown in their ele- 'and Fig; 12 an elevation of a modified mechanism employed to conform the material about the mandrel.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a mechanism which will curve orconform a sheet of material, preferably artificial board or the like, about a mandrel and hold it in such position while the edges thereof are secured in place, and to thereafter automatically present-a head or bottom to one end of the barrel body thus formed, said head being automatically secured in-place upon the barrel body and thereafter moved laterally, withdrawing the barrel from vthe mandrel.

The construction is such that when the barrel, with one head or bottom secured thereto, is fully withdrawn from the mandrel. and the main Supporting frame, the head will be automatically disengaged from the head-presenting device or mechanism, whereby the body with one head or bottom thereon will be automatically discharged from the machine.

A frame 1, of the form best shown in Figs. 1 and 4, is connected to a second frame 2` by longitudinally-disposed members 3, said members extending beyond the frame 2, and at the outer end thereof is secured a third frame or bar 4.4 The frame 1 is provided with a collar 0r flange 5, to which is secured a mandrel or form 6, the outer face of which will preferably be polished. Mounted in bearings formed in the centrally-disposed member 7 of the frame l are two shafts 8 and 9, the opposite ends of said shafts being seated ina bracketlO, secured to the frame 2. A series of folder or conforming arms 11 are secured to the shaft 8, while a similar series of arms 12 are secured to the shaft 9. The outer end of each shaft is squared, see Figs. 7 and 8, and uponthe end of each shaft there issecured a pair of arms 1 3 and 14, through the outer ends of which are passed a bolt 15. Said bolt bears upon a block 16, which is urged upwardly against the bolt 15 by a spring 16a, located in 'a recess formed in the lower end of a draw bar 18 or 19, as the case may be, which bars are respectively connected to the arms carried by the shafts S and 9. The draw bars 18 and 19 are pivotally connected to the lower end 4of a slotted slide 20, through` which passes the main shaft 21 34, said bar being of the machine. Said shaft, as will be seen upon reference to Fig. l, has its bearing in the frames l and 2, and alsoin a fourth frame 22, secured in vertical alinement with the frame 1 by a bracket or other suitable support 23.

The shaft 2l has secured to it a cam 24, said cam acting upon a bowl or roller 25 mounted in the upper'portion ofthe slide. 20. It will be seen that upon rotation of the cam in the direction of the arrow, in Fig. 7, the shafts 8 and 9 will be moved' or partially rotated a consequence, the arms will be drawn'upwardly and around the Amandrel 6. The members are so proportioned and arranged thatthe kseries of arms 11 will be positioned slightly in advance of the arms 12, so'that the fiber board or whatever other stock may be used, will have "one edge squarely folded down upon the mandrel before the other edge comes to overlapping position.

The employment of the springs. and bear ing blocks 16 permits the cam to make a slight movement after'the stock has been conformed to the mandrel, whereby the stock will be held firmly inl place just prior to the descent of the staple-driving mechanism. v

The stock is positioned with reference to the mandrel and over the folding or conforming arms by what may be termed a twopart table, one portion being composed of L-shaped angle-irons 26, 27 secured to the frame l, said angle-irons preferably having secured upon their upper face woodenstrips 28. y A second pair of angle-irons 29 is mounted upon the bracket l0, said irons being preferably provided with wooden strips 30, similar to the strips 28.

A sheet of paper-board 3l' from which the body of the barrel is formed is shown in its initial position in Fig. 7, and in position to be nailed in Figs. 4 and 9. In Fig. 10 the 1 edges are shown as brought into intimate contact and a staple driven therethrough. To drive the staples the mechanism shown in detail .in Figs. l, 4, 9, 10 and 11 is employed. The upper portions of the vframes l and 2 are each provided with 'a verticallydisposed slot or way, as 32, 33, into which extend the ends of a hammer-supporting bar provided with a vertical longitudinal slotJ in which are ysecured the upper ends of a series of staple-drivers. Each of the hammers and staple-feeding mechanisms are identical and a description of one will suflice for all. A rod or bar 35, provided with a shoulder 36, is secured in a slot in the hammer-carrying bar 34 by a nut 37, the shouldered portion bearing against the lower face of the bar, .while the nut rests upon the upper face` thereof. The

-the sleeve 39 and the lower face about their' axes, and .asy

` devices, one of which is outer face of said sleeve is tapered` and carries two spring arms or members 40, 4l, the normal position of the parts being 4such that the lower ends thereof come into such relation that they are'spaced apart the thickness of a staple, which they are designed to hold prior to the driving thereof. A spring 42 is interposed between the upper end of l of a collar 43 which is adjustably mounted uponthe rod 35. When the parts are in their normal elevated position, this: spring is not under compression, but when lowered, as in the act of driving (see'Fig. 10), the spring is placed under compression. .f A trough-shaped hammer guide bar 44, having a slot in the lower face thereof of a width approximately equaling the aggregate width of the spring arms 40 and 41 and the thickness of the hammer 38, is placed below each of the'hammers, the endsof the bars extending into the slots or ways 32 and 33A and being connected to the bar 34 so asv to move 'therewith by links 45 and 46. Relatively heavy coil springs 47 and 48 are inf terposed between the upper face ofthe bar work in conjunction with eccentrics 52 and 52a secured upon the main driving shaft 21. When the links'49 and 50 are raised to their uppermost position, by kreasonof the rotationof the eccentrics, gravitating latches 53, 53"-,-one for each end ofthebar, swing in-y wardly beneath the squared vportions 54 formed upon the outward extensions or end sections of the hammer-carrying bar 34. Said latches are, as will beseen upon reference to Figs. 9 and 10, pivoted at their lower ends to the adjacent frame l or 2, as thecase may be, and extendk upwardly to ar point where they overlie the face of the respective eccentric, each of which eccentrics is providedwith a knock-off block, as 55. rlhe function ofthese blocks is to throw the latch outwardly from the positionshown in" Fig. 9 to that shown in Fig. 10, permitting the hammer bar to descend. f1

Secured to the frames l and 2 is a bar 56, provided with'a horizontally-disposed slot 57, adjacent to the lower end thereof. Saidl bar formsa support for the staple-feeding used in conjunction with each hammer. A plate, as 58,. provided with a lug 59 through which the plate is connected tothe. bar by a 60, passing through slot 57, forms the sup' machine screw or bolt port for a staple-chute 61. Said plate also forms the support for a pair of arms 62y and 63, see Fig. 11, which are fulcrumed upon a rod 64, said arms being provided. with downwardly-depending lingers 65 fand 66, the lower ends of which extend into the path of thel staples vas they pass down the chute.

Fulcrumed upon a pin 67 are two arms 68 and 69, said arms being connected to each other by a spring plate 70, which overlies the upper face of said arms. Secured to the sleeve or collar 43 is a bracket or casting 71, provided with two striking lugs or fingers 72 and 73, the upper nger being slightly shorter than the lower, so that as the hammer bar 35 is moved upwardly, carrying the bracket with it, the upper finger will clear the outwardly-projecting end of the arm 69. The fingers are so spaced that the lower finger 73 will contact with the outwardly-extending arm 69 and tend to rock said arm and the arm 68 just prior to the finger 72 coming into contact with the outwardly-projecting ends of the arms or levers 62 and 63. Thus the free end of the arm 68 will be thrown downwardly upon the staples in the chute or runway, with the exception of the lowermost, and thereafter, through the elevation of the arms 62 and 63, the fingers 65 and 66 will be withdrawn from Vin front of the lowermost staple, permitting the staple to move by gravity down the chute or way therein and pass into a channel or guideway 74, carried by the lower end of the sleeve 39 and terminating at a point above the arms 40 and 41. n

lThe operation of the staple-driving mechanism is as follows: With the parts in the positions shown in Fig. 9. and the hammer bar held in its elevated position by the latches 53 and 53a, the springs 47, 48 will be under compression. Vhen the eccentrics, through their continued rotation, bring the blocks 55 into contact with the upper ends of the latches 53, 53a, and thereby release the same from contact withv the squared portions 54 of thehammer bar, the springs will immediately throw the hammer bar and the hammer guide bar 44 downwardly into the position shown in Fig. 10. rI`he hammer lguide bar 44 will bear upon the outermost face of the overlapped edges of the board 31, forcing the same down into contact with the board,and the broadened ends of the spring arms 40 and 41 will also be forced downwardly against the adjacent face of the barrel-body, the hammer likewise descending and driving the staple which has been previously positioned and ,held between the spring arms 40 and 41. As the parts move downwardly, the arms 62 and 63 willdrop by gravityyandthe fingers 65 and `66 will pass downwardly -in front of the ylowermost staple of those in the chute, said staple being held against movement by the releasing the staples and permitting themv to move downwardly in the chute so that the lowermost one rests against the arms 65 and 66. The downward movement of the driving mechanism will carry the ends of the hammer-carrying bar 34 almost down to the lower end of the slots formed in the links 49 and 50, and upon continued rotation of the eccentric the hammer bar will be again lifted and when it reaches its highest point the latches 53, 53a will swing inwardly and hold the same in such position, with the springs 47 and 48 under compression. During such operation the conforming arms 11 and 12 will be maintained in their. closed position upon the sheet. After the sheet is secured by the staple, the arms may be released, and such release must take place before the body is stripped from the mandrel. To eect this stripping and also to place the head upon one end of the barrel body thus formed, the following mechanism is employed, reference being had particularly to Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4:

Extendingfrom the frame 1 to the outermost frame 4 are two bars 75 and 76, the bars being preferably of the form shown in cross-section in Fig. 4. The upper face of each bar is provided with a groove or channel for the reception of a series of rollers 77, upon the upper face of which rests a carriage 78, the carriage being held in position by plates 79 and 80, secured to the bars and overlying the extended bearings formed upon the base of the carriage. Said carriage is likewise provided on its under face with a racl 81, which meshes with a relatively large gear 82, said gear being mounted upon an axle 83, the outer ends of which find their bearing in the ends of a pair of links or draw-bars 84 and 85. Small pinions 86 and 87 are likewise mounted upon the axle and are pinned to the gear 82 so as to rotate therewith. Said pinions 86 and 87 mesh with racks 88 and 89 secured to the under face of the bars and 76 respectively. rEhe links or draw-bars 84, extend through an opening formed in the lower portion of the frame 1 and are connected to the lower end of the long arm of an elbow-lever 90, fulcrumed at 91 upon the bracket 23. rllhe shorter arm of the elbowlever is pivotally connected to the lower end of a link 92, the upper. end of which is forked and straddles a cam 93, mounted upon the main driving shaft 21.

As will be seen upon reference to Fig. 6, the bifurcated ends are slotted so as to permit the shaft 21 to pass therethrough and to form a guide for the link 92, and a roller 94 is mounted between the upper ends of the arms of the link and rests upon the cam 93.

As the shaft 21 rotates and thecam 98 is moved therewith, it will raiseand-lower the link 92 and rock the elbow-lever 90 upon its fulcrum, thereby actuating the ldraw-bars 84 and 85 and consequently moving the pinions 86 and 87 over their respective racks.

This causes the rotation of the large gear 82y frame 95, the'upper or head portion of said frame being provided with a vertically-disposed slot 96 in which are mounted slides 97 and 98, respectively. Each slide has secured to its outer face a block 99. The slides 97 and 98 are normally moved apart by interposed springs 100 and 101. Each slide is' provided with means for moving the same inwardly toward the center of the frame 95, and said means comprises an elbow-lever 102, fulcrumed upon a pin or shaft 103, the shorter end of the lever passing into a recess formed in the rear face of the slide, or in other words, contacting with a lug or flat face 104 formed upon therear portion of the slide.

The head (or bottom, hereinafter referred to as the head) which it is proposed to position is formed of sheet metal and is provided with a central depressed portion, as 105, and likewise with an inwardly-projecting rim or flange 106, which is adapted to coact with a series of spring clips, as 107, secured upon the stock of which the barrelbody is formed adjacent to one end thereof prior toits being formed about the mandrel. The outerend of each block 99 is curved to conform to the radius of the wall of the depressed portion of the head and, said head is passed over said blocks while the carriage and head-supporting frame are at the extreme right, in which position the blocks are moved inwardly toward the center of the frame by reason ofthe fact that the long arms of the elbow-levers 102 have come into contact withthe fixed frame l and been thereby forced to the position shown vin dotted lines in Fig. 2, inwhich position the springs and 101 are placed under compression. The operator positions the headv between a plurality of spring arms 108, secured to the iiXed frame 4 andextending outwardly beyond the face of the blocks 99 to a slight extent, when the carriage and frame 95 will move to their extreme 'position at the right. As the carriage is moved to the left the elbow-levers` assume their normal position and the blocks 99 moveout radially, coming into contact with the walls of thefdepressed `,portion 105l of the head,

thereby securely .clamping the headiupon the frame 95. A further movement ofthe carriage and frame tothe left will release the head from the spring arms or ngers 108. The continued -movement ofthe car-` riage to the leftwill force the head over-the spring clips 107, whereby thehead will'berel body from 'the' mandrel as they head and body are at such time int `erlocked-y -When` the carriage reaches its eXtreme position at the right, the blocks are again moved in? wardly through the action ofthe elbow-levers 10.2l and the barrel willbe discharged l' i from the machine, dropping 013; as shownk iny dotted lines in Fig. 2, ontoa conveyer or into the hands of an attendant `who may stand ready to catch the same.y It is to be v notedthat the camsand eccentrics are lso timed that the parts will operate in unison,

the forms curving around vthe mandrel,

after which the 'stapling devicesvwill de-v scend and again ascend, and thereafter the head-presenting mechanism will be moved so as to force the head over the barrel, andy simultaneously therewith the folding arms. or members will be withdrawn. As they are withdrawn, the carriage ismoved to the right and the barrel, .fwith yone l' head at# g tached, is stripped from the mandrel.

In Fig. 12 a modification of the sheety positioning mechanism is. illustrated. Se- Y, cured to the lowerend of the link yor, slide 20, which is the same as in the Aformer construction, are two pivoted -linksp109 and 110, the lower ends of said links being connected', respectively, to arms 111 and 112. The inner ends ofsaid arms are mounted upon a bearing concentric with the axis of the drum@A or mandrel about which vthe-material Aisto,r be formed. Each arm carriesl a roller 118. Upon an upward movement of the links they' rollers will be carried around adjacentto the periphery of the drum or mandrel, andif a sheet of material beinterposed between the same it will be lcarried by the rollers into the desired form, ready for the loperation of the fastening vdevices., One roller mav be given a slight movement in advance of the other by changing the pivotal connec-` tion of the arm which carriessaid rollerto i y the actuating link. l,

ltwill be readily appreciated that in. soy far as the generic invention isconcerned the ria@ staple-driving mechanism may be yvaried,.

and in fact the invention in` its broadest aspect is not to belimiteltov the vemploy ment of staples, as other fastening means may be used.

This application is a substitute for my previous application, Serial No. 575,496, filed August a, by made.

I-Iaving thus described my invention, what I claim is:

l. In a barrel-making machine, the combination of a-mandrel; meansv for forming a sheet of material about the same; and head-presenting mechanism movable toward and from the mandrel and adapted to place a head upon the barrel thus formed and While it is still upon the mandrel, and to finally withdraw the barrel-body from the mandrel after the head is positioned.

2. In a barrel-making machine, the combination of a mandrel; means for forming and temporarily holding a sheet about the mandrel; means acting while the sheet is thus held to secure the edges of the sheet together; and means for placing a head upon the body thus formed while still upon and supported by the mandrel.

3. In a barrel-making machine, the combination of a mandrel; means for supporting'a sheet of material adjacent to the mandrel; a pair of shafts located in proximity to said supporting means; a plurality of conforming arms carried by each shaft; and means for actuating saidshafts and thereby causing the arms to pass by the supporting means7 to lift the sheet and to carry the same about the mandrel.

4. rIn a barrel-making machine, the combination of a mandrel; a sheet-supporting device located adjacent to the mandrel, said device being dished, whereby the sheet from which the barrel-body is formed will be given an initial curvature; and sheet-conforming means normally located below said device and adapted when moved to lift the sheet from the device and conform the same about the mandrel.

5. In a barrel-making machine, the combination of a mandrel; a sheet-supporting device located adjacent thereto; a pair of rocker shafts arranged immediately below said device; a series of conforming arms carried by each shaft; a reciprocating frame; a pair of links or draw-rods pivotally connected thereto; and a yielding connection between the lower end of each link and the adjacent shaft.

6. In a barrel-making machine, the combination of a mandrel; a sheet-conforming means for driving a series of fastenings into the sheet when conformed to secure the same; head-positioning mechanism; and means for actuating the parts to rst cause the conforming mechanism to act, then to cause the'driving means to function and recede, and lfinally to cause the head-positioning mechanism to advance,

mechanism 1910, to which reference is vhere- 4 and thereafter, while still maintaining its grip upon the head, to recede and withdraw the barrel-body from the mandrel.

' '7. In a barrel-making machine, the combination lof fixed or stationary means for holding al barrel-body; means for temporarily holding a barrel-head; and unitary means adapted to automatically and positively engage said head and advance it to and place it upon one end of the barrel body and, upon a retrograde movement, to remove the barrel body and the then attached head from the body-holding means.

8. In a barrel-making machine, the combination of fixed or stationary means for supporting a barrel-body; and an expansible device adapted to engage and support or hold a barrel-head independently of the barrel-body supporting means and to advance the same to and place it upon the barrel body, and upon a retrograde movement of said device to remove the barrel body from its supporting means.

9. In a barrel-making machine, the combination of xed or stationary means for supporting a barrel-body; a carriage movable toward and from said body; and means mounted upon said carriage for engaging and holding a barrel-head and, as the carriage is moved toward the barrel-body, to 95 force the same into position thereon and thereafter, upon a retrograde movement of the carriage, to remove the barrel with the attached head from the body-supporting means.

10. In a barrel-making machine, the combination of fixed or stationary means for supporting a barrel-body; a carriage; means for moving the carriage toward and from the barrel-body; and an expansible device mounted on said carriage and adapted to engage a barrel-head and to hold the same in position for engagement with the barrel-body when the carriage is moved in one direction and to remove the 11o barrel body from its supporting means when moved in the opposite direction.

11. In a barrel-making machine, the combination of means for supporting a barrelbody; a carriage; a fixed frame located in 115 line with the barrel-supporting means adjacent to the limit of outward travel of the carriage; and head-holding means mounted on the carriage, said means co-acting with the fixed frame to render it inoperative for 120 holding a barrel-head, said means automatically expanding and engaging a previously-positioned head as said means is moved with the carriage away from the fixed frame.

12. In a barrel-making machine, the combination of means for supporting a barrelbody; a normally expanded head-holding means; a fixed abutment adapted to coact with said means to contract the same; and 130 engage a barrel-head; ywith said barrel-head means ,for traversing the h'ead holding means toward and from the body-supporting means.

13. In a barrel-making machine, the oom-` bination of means for supporting -a barrel.

body; ay carriage.; a frame mounted upon and movable with said carriage; blocks mounted in said frame; means for normally moving said blocks away from each other; a pair of elbow-levers, one arm of each engaging one of the blocks; a lixed abutment arranged in line with the outer'or free ends of said elbow-levers and adapted, when the two are brought into contact, to rock the levers andto force the blocks toward each other; and means for traversing the carriage back and forth between the barrel-body supporting means and the fixed abutment.

15. In a barrel-making machine, the coinbination of means for supporting a barrelbody; a carriage;` a'frame mounted upon and movable with said carriage; a pair of radially-movable blocks mounted on -said frame; means for normally forcing said blocks outwardly away from each other; a v

pair of elbow-levers rmounted uponk the Copies of this patent may bre obtained for ,ment located in line hold a barrel-head in alinement back and forth between `the fixed lreetion.

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frame, the short arm engaging one of theblocks; a vfixed abutwith the levers and arf ranged at a point'adjacent to the outward of one vof said 'levers limit of travel lof the carriage, said abutment adapted to coperate witli; 1the fre,e ends of the levers and to move the blocks inwardly; a plurality of spring arms secured to the fixed abutment and adapted to with said blooks; and means formoving the `carriage abutment and the barrel-body supporting means.

16. vIn a barrel-making machine, the oombination of means for supporting a barrelbody; a vfixed abutment; a Carriage mounted upon ways and adapted to be inovedbaok and forth between said abutment and the barrel-body supporting means; a rack. secured to the carriage; a fixed rack; multiplying gearing interposed between said racks; means for moving said gearing over the fixed rack and thereby imparting mo-vement to the carriage; a frame mounted upon 1 and movable with the carriage; and barrelhead clamping mechanism'carried by said frame for engaging a head andpositioning the same on the barrel-body as the carriage is moved to its extreme position in one di- In testimony whereof I:

name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK o. SCHMITZ.

, Witnesses: J

CHARLES A. S'i'iLiis, CHAs. S. BRYAN.

the Commissioner of Patents,

have signedA my i 

